Housing Defects Act 1984

1. Introductory Text

2. Eligibility

   1. 1. Designation of defective dwellings

   2. 2. Eligibility for assistance

   3. 3. Entitlement to reinstatement grant or repurchase

   4. 4. Notice of determination

3. Forms of assistance

   1. 5. Reinstatement grant

   2. 6. Repurchase

   3. 7. Repurchase in Scotland

   4. 8. Purchase of certain land by authority possessing compulsory purchase powers

   5. 9. Rights of pre-emption etc.

   6. 10. Secure tenancies

   7. 11. Expenses incidental to applications for assistance

4. Local schemes

   1. 12. Designation under local schemes

5. Miscellaneous and Supplemental

   1. 13. Dwellings included in more than one designation

   2. 14. Notices

   3. 15. Service of notices

   4. 16. Reinstatement of defective dwelling by appropriate authority

   5. 17. Jurisdiction of county court and rules of procedure

   6. 18. Jurisdiction of sheriff in Scotland

   7. 19. Secretary of State's contribution to expenditure

   8. 20. Amendment of Tenants' Rights, Etc. (Scotland) Act 1980

   9. 21. Modification of Act in relation to shared ownership leases

   10. 22. Application of Act in relation to mortgagees

   11. 23. Application of Act in relation to lenders on security of defective dwelling in Scotland

   12. 24. Regulations, rules and orders

   13. 25. Expenses

   14. 26. Appropriate authorities

   15. 27. General interpretation

   16. 28. Provision in building society agreements to be disregarded under Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976

   17. 29. Short title, commencement and extent

6. SCHEDULES

   1. SCHEDULE 1

      Reinstatement Grant

      1. PART I Payment of Grant

         1. Amount

            1. 1. (1) Subject to the following provisions of this Schedule, the...

         2. Expenditure limit

            1. 2. (1) The maximum amount of expenditure permitted to be taken...

         3. Changes in work or expenditure

            1. 3. Where the appropriate authority are satisfied that—

         4. Payment

            1. 4. (1) The appropriate authority may pay reinstatement grant in respect...

      2. PART II Repayment of Grant

         1. 5. (1) This paragraph applies where— (a) an amount of reinstatement...

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      Repurchase

      1. PART I Acquisition of Interest

         1. The price

            1. 1. (1) The price payable for the acquisition of an interest...

         2. The value

            1. 2. (1) For the purposes of this Schedule, the value of...

         3. Determination of value

            1. 3. (1) Any question arising under this Schedule as to the...

         4. Effect of acquisition

            1. 4. (1) Where an interest acquired in pursuance of section 6...

            2. 5. (1) Where an interest acquired in pursuance of section 7...

         5. Overreaching effect of conveyance

            1. 6. A conveyance executed under an agreement entered into in pursuance...

      2. PART II Discharge of Charges on Interest

         1. Interpretation

            1. 7. In this Part of this Schedule— (a) "authority" means the...

         2. Effect of conveyance

            1. 8. (1) Subject to paragraph 9(3) below, a conveyance executed under...

         3. Application of purchase price

            1. 9. (1) Where by virtue of paragraph 8 above a conveyance...

            2. 10. Paragraphs 8(1) and 9(1) above do not prevent a person...

         4. Payment into court

            1. 11. (1) Where under paragraph 8(1) above the interest acquired is...

      3. PART III Registration of Title

         1. 12. (1) Section 123 of the Land Registration Act 1925 (compulsory...

   3. SCHEDULE 3

      Alternative Accommodation

      1. Interpretation

         1. 1. In this Schedule— " dwelling-house " has the same meaning...

      2. Cases where change of dwelling-house is necessary

         1. 2. Circumstances fall within this paragraph if either of the following...

      3. Suitability of accommodation

         1. 3. The suitability of accommodation is to be assessed by reference...

   4. SCHEDULE 4

      Public Sector Authorities

      1. 1. In this Act " public sector authority " means— In...

      2. 2. (1) For the purposes of this Act, the Secretary of...

      3. 3. (1) For the purposes of this Act, the Secretary of...